ESPN.com · Aug 22, 2016
Strawberry worried about 'junkie-addict' Gooden
Darryl Strawberry is trying to save 1986 New York Mets teammate Dwight Gooden before it's too late.
Strawberry believes Gooden has relapsed into the drug use that derailed his playing career.
Darryl Strawberry, right, says he fears for his former Mets teammate Doc Gooden, who he says has become a "complete junkie-addict."The duo, who were the subject of the ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary "Doc & Darryl", were recently scheduled to make a joint public appearance, but Gooden was a no-show.
"He's a complete junkie-addict," Strawberry told the New York's Daily News about Gooden. "I've been trying behind the scenes to talk to him and get him to go for help, but he won't listen.